Giada Bellantuono s impending thirteenth birthday will come with a big decision: Join the family business and become a healer, or follow her dreams? She  knows  her calling is to heal vulnerable animals, but using her powers to treat magical creatures is decidedly  not  allowed. When a group of witches kidnaps her beloved older brother, Rocco, and her parents are away, Giada is the only person who can rescue him. Swept into the magical underground city of Malafi, Giada will need the help of her new companions to save her brother—or risk losing him forever.